Obituaries

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Pauline Emswiler

Pauline Emswiler

Jan 17, 2001

Pauline Emswiler, age 72 of Troy, Ohio died Wednesday, January 17, 2001. She is survived by her children, Murrel ''Butch'' and wife Elaine; Ellery and Marla; sister, Dorothy and husband, Paul Botkin; Brothers, Charles and wife, Shirley Zeller and Clarence and wife, Marlene Zeller; grandchildren, James Ray and wife, Tamara and Adam Blake Emswiler. Preceded in death by her...

Kenneth Lloyd Mauk

Kenneth Lloyd Mauk

Jan 16, 2001

Kenneth Lloyd Mauk, age 88 of Troy, Ohio died Tuesday, January 16, 2001. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clinton G. and Ethel Clara Pearson Mauk; his first wife, Maynard and second wife, Ramona; two sisters and one brother. He is survived by his daughter, Mariana Kay Myers; granddaughters, Melinda Kay Phelps and Margo Annette Myers and...

Lottie Young

Lottie Young

Jan 15, 2001

Lottie Young, age 93, of Troy died Monday, January 15, 2001 in Ft. Myers, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles E. and Susan Fenters Ross; her husband, Ralph B. Young in 1987; sister, Minnie Hartman and brother, George Ross. She is survived by her nephew and niece, Lee and Vi Hartman; cousins, Pauline Landis and...

Dennis Gray

Dennis Gray

Jan 15, 2001

Dennis Gray, Age 52 of Dayton passed away on Monday, January 15, 2001 in Cincinnati. Mr. Gray was born in Greenville. He graduated from Westmont High School in Hollansburg where he served as class president in 1966. He earned a Bachelors degree from Morehead State University with a dual major in English and Sociology and a Masters degree in...

Jack W. Lee

Jack W. Lee

Jan 15, 2001

Jack W. Lee, age 81, of Troy, Ohio and formerly of Huntington Station, New York died Monday, January 15, 2001. He was born of the late, Lee Mee and Wong Ling Ginn. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lily Ho; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Daniel Lee and Kelly Lee; Daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Jim Bense;...

Pearl G. Zimmerman

Pearl G. Zimmerman

Jan 14, 2001

Pearl G. Zimmerman, age 91, formerly of Troy, Ohio died Sunday, January 14, 2001. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Goldie Luzena; husband, Ralph and one daughter, Joan Pearson. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Cheryl; Max and Tom and Nanci Zimmerman; daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Hunter Russell and Susan...

Harry C. Zurmehly

Harry C. Zurmehly

Jan 13, 2001

Harry C. Zurmehly, age 81 of Troy died Saturday, January 13, 2001. Preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Ella; his wife, Helen; one brother, Homer and one sister, Zelma. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Kathleen and Leonard Clark; Sandra Lutz; Deborah and Glen Gray and Rebecca and Ken Smith; grandchildren, Christy Webb; Missi Archer;...

Robert Gene Roark

Robert Gene Roark

Jan 13, 2001

Robert Gene Roark, age 72, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, January 13, 2001. Preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Mary Glunt Roark and one sister, Betty Roark. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Jane J. Furlong Roark; stepson, Dixon Folkerth; aunt and uncle, David and Marguerite Glunt; Aunt, Thelma Roark; close friends, James and...

E. Ruth Marshall

E. Ruth Marshall

Jan 13, 2001

E. Ruth Marshall, age 86 formerly of Troy, Ohio died January 13, 2001 in Titusville, FL. Preceded in death by her parents, her husband and one brother. She is survived by her daughter,Patricia McDonald; sister, Mrs. Paul Bernadine Kochersperger and two grandchildren, Shannon and Shaun Boldman. A member of the First United Methodist Church, Troy and the Rebecca Circle...

Connie J. Fergerson

Connie J. Fergerson

Jan 13, 2001

Connie J. Fergerson, age 41 of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, January 13, 2001. She is survived by her mother, Betty L. Webb Cavanaugh; husband, Kirby J. Fergerson; son, Bill Fergerson; daughters, Tonya and Tiffany Fergerson; Jessica Cavanaugh-Fergerson; Jennifer Carrol and Beverly White; brothers, Lonnie and Carl Jr. Cavanaugh; sisters, Betty Jane and Emily Cavanaugh and Helga Avey; grandchildren, William;...

Rosa Lee Stiltner

Rosa Lee Stiltner

Jan 13, 2001

Rosa Lee Stiltner, age 59 of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, January 13, 2001. She is survived by her husband, Larry B.; son and daughter-in-law, Larry D. and Henrietta; daughter, Tara ''Beth''; brother, William J. Brown; sisters, Idella Harper and Margaret Stiltner; grandchildren, John Randall Stiltner; Krista Marie Pennington; Lisa Renee, William Joseph and Robert Lee Stilner and Jennifer Roseann...

R. Thomas ''Tom'' Lewis, Jr.

R. Thomas ''Tom'' Lewis, Jr.

Jan 9, 2001

R. Thomas ''Tom'' Lewis Jr. age 53, formerly of Troy, OH of Celina, OH. Died Tuesday 1/9/2001 in the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, OH. Survivors include parents Russell Thomas & Doris J. Starry Lewis Sr. of Troy, OH; wife, Kathi S. Whitacre Lewis, Children, Jeffery Myers, Mindy Hernandez, Misty Lewis, Rachel Lewis, Andrea Lewis, James Nuding,...

Edwin C. Lukens

Edwin C. Lukens

Jan 9, 2001

Edwin C. Lukens, age 50, of Tipp City, OH. Died Tuesday 1/9/2001 at Upper Valley Medical Center ER, Troy, OH. Born 4/1/1950, the son of Charles & Charlotte Scroggy Lukens. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Kathleen Kerr Lukens, two daughters, Jennifer Lukens attending O.U. & Amy Lukens at home; brothers & sisters-in-Law, William & Wanda Lukens of...

Walter E. Mathews

Walter E. Mathews

Jan 9, 2001

Walter E. Mathews, age 79, of Troy, OH. Died Tuesday 1/9/01 at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy, OH. Born 12/26/1921 in Brownell, KS. The son of Leo & Ester Mathews Conner. Preceded by his wife Freda Brumbaugh Mathews in 1991, Step Father, Frank Conner, & brother, Burt Mathews. Survivors include Sons & Daughter-in-Law, Randy & Theresa Mathews of Casstown, OH;...

Leroy O. Phillips

Leroy O. Phillips

Jan 4, 2001

LeRoy O. Phillips, age 94 of Covington, Ohio died Thursday, January 4, 2001. He was born of Earl Phillips and Mary Bradbury Phillips who preceded him in death along with his wife, Thelma Riddle Phillips and brother, Donald. He is survived by his two sons, Jimmie L. Phillips of Troy, Ohio and Jackie L. Phillips of Texas; four grandchildren...

Emma Foutz Robbins

Emma Foutz Robbins

Jan 3, 2001

Emma Foutz Robbins, age 78 of Troy died Wednesday, January 3, 2001. She is survived by her children, James Edward Robbins; Barbara Anderson; Don and Terry Robbins; Margaret Weddle and Sandra Bloomfield; siblings, Jud Foutz; Virginia Hangen; Roberta Medford and Irene Bonakoski; fifteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Leonard...

Dorothy J. Croft

Dorothy J. Croft

Jan 1, 2001

Dorothy J. Croft, age 76 of Troy, Ohio died January 1, 2001 in Troy. She is survived by her children, Jerry Lynn Croft; Robert LeRoy Croft; Carolyn Dee Littlejohn and Richard Russell Croft; numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Allen and Ona Clements Roe; husband, Carl L. Croft in 1978 and one son,...

Faye E. Kirk

Faye E. Kirk

Dec 30, 2000

Faye E. Kirk, age 65 of Medway, OH. Died Saturday December 30, 2000 in Winter Haven, Florida. Survived by her husband of 45 years, Donald T. Kirk. Three sons, Mark Kirk of Troy, OH; Jim Kirk of Los Angeles, CA; Michael Kirk of Dayton, OH. One daughter, Pam Kirk Shamblin of St. Paris, OH. Three Brothers, Richard Chronabery of...

Craig R. Stoltz

Craig R. Stoltz

Dec 29, 2000

Craig R. Stoltz, age 54 of Troy, Ohio died Friday, December 29 at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born of Mae Creager Stoltz who survives and the late, Robert E. Stoltz. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Wilma J. Kiser Stoltz; daughter and son-in-law, Bev and James Jergens; son, C.J. Stoltz;...

Clyde D. Pugh

Clyde D. Pugh

Dec 28, 2000

Clyde D. Pugh, age 77 formerly of Troy, Piqua and Dayton died at his residence in Sidney. Preceded in death by his parents, Dual Clyde and Velma Ludlow Pugh; first wife, Faye Casey Pugh in 1986, seven brothers and three sisters. He is survived by his second wife, Margaret Kline Ware Pugh; daughter and son-in-law, Linda Lee and Burl...